Grain-lifter.



No. 850,704. PATENTBD APR.161907.

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, Grain-Lifter, of which the following is a speci- UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE. LEsTER wrKoEE, @CHERRY VALLEY, NEW YoRK.

GRAIN-LIFTER.

Application led November 22, 1906. Serial No. 344,607.

Patented April 16, 1907.

other end of the said bell-crank lever 9 and at its rear end is pivotedto the foot-treadle 12, which in turn is mounted upon the frame of theimplement.

From the foregoing description it is obvious that when the foot-treadle12 is swung toward the front the link 11 will partially rotate thebell-crank lever 9 and the chain 10 will draw the rod 7 up, which inturn will elevate the forward pointed end of the guard 1. At the sametime the rear end of the said guard will remain depressed when the lowerend of the slot 5 comes in contact with the pin 4; but owing to theelasticity of the rod 7 should the rear end of the guard 1 come incontact with an obstruction it will ride over the same, while the pin 4remains in contact with the bottom of the slot 5 and serve as a pivotfor the guard. The said guard 1 is swung in the position above indicatedwhen the harvester is being moved from one field to another or at timeswhen the grain-lifting attachment is not needed. To lower the forwardpointed end of the guard 1 in the vicinity of or in contact with thesurface of the ground, the foot-treadle 12 is swung to the rear, whenthe movement of the parts will be the reverse of that above described.When in such position, the guard 1 may move vertically in traveling overuneven ground. Such vertical movement is permitted by reason ofthevertically-disposed elongated slot 5 receiving the pin 4. Inasmuch asthe strip 3 is metallic, and consequently possesses more or lesselasticity, the said guard 1 may vibrate slightly in lateral directions.By providing such a guard for a harvester the brokendown grain as it isa proached is lifted up so that it may be cut by the sickle-knives nearits base. Thus the machine will not pass over the grain in prostrateposture and sirnply remove the heads thereof. Suchl an attachment for aharvester will save much rain that otherwise cannot be recovered wit outusing hand tools or implements, and its application to theharvesting-machine does not in any manner interfere with the operatingparts of the machine.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new is* 1. A grain-tablehaving an end board, a strip of flexible metal attached to the endboard, a guard mounted upon the strip and a lever. mechanism connectedwith said guard for raising and lowering the same.

2. A'. grain-table having an end board, a

To @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, LESTER WIKOFF, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cherry Valley, in the county of Otsego and State of NewYork, have invented a new and useful fication.

This invention has relation to grain-lifters g and it consists in thenovel construction and arrangement of its parts, as hereinafter shownand described.

The object of the invention .is to provide a grain-lifting attachmentfor a grain-harvester which is effective in its operation and which maybe easily and readily applied to and detached from machines of thecharacter indicated.

The grain-lifter consists, primarily, of a guard which is pivotallyattached to the end board of the grain-table of the harvester, and alever mechanism is connected with said guard for the purpose of swingingthe same in elevated position at its forward end or for swinging thesaid forward end down in close proximity to or in contact with theground. In either position the said guard is capable of having slightoscillatory movement upon its pivot.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of thegrain-lifter from one side thereof, and Fig. 2 is a perspective view ofthe grain-lifter from the opposite side thereof. i

The guard 1 is attached to the side of the end board 2 of thegrain-table of the harvester. The means of attachment comprises a stripor plate 3, secured at its rear end to the board 2 'and provided at itsforward end with a laterally-extending pin 4. rlhe guard 1 is providedwith a vertically-dis` posed slot 5, which receives the pin 4, and atits rear end is with a guide 6, which receives the strip 3. By sucharrangement it the strip 3 and the end board 2. The rod 7 is attached atits outer end to the side of the guard 1 in the vicinity of the forwardpointed end thereof, and the rear end of the said rod 7 is pivoted tothe side of the tongue 8 of the implement. The bell-crank lever 9 isfulcrumed upon the tongue 8, and the chain or other fi'exible element 10is attached to one end of the said bellcrank lever 9 and at its otherend is attached to an intermediate point of the rod 7. The link 11 ispivoted at its forward end to the IIO strip of flexible material mountedupon the end board and having a laterally-extending pin, a guard havinga vertically-disposed slot which receives said pin, a guide on saidguard receiving said strip and a lever mechanism connected with theguard for raising and lowering the same.

3. A grain-table having strip of flexible metal attached to the endboard, said strip having a laterally-extending pin, a guard having avertically-disposed slot which receives said pin; and a guide whichreceives said strip, a rod pivoted at one end to said guard in thevicinity of the an end board, a

forward endthereof`and`at'itswothervendl'to the frame of the harvester,a bell-crank lever fulcrumed to the frame of' the harvester and f havingits working end connected with said rod, a treadle pivoted upon theJframe of the harvester and a link connecting said treadle with thepower end of the bell-crank lever.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aixed mysignature in the presence of two witnesses.

LESTER WIKOFF.

Witnesses:

J. A. MCFARRAN, HOMER W. BROWN.

